{"id":7505,"date":"2017-08-31T22:25:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T21:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:49:28","slug":"the-italian-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/the-italian-chapel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Italian Chapel stands as a poignant reminder of the troubled times Orkney went through during WWII. 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